Over the past four years, South Harbor Renaissance (SHR) has worked collaboratively with the Baltimore City Department of Recreation and Parks, the Commission on Historical and Architectural Preservation, the Baltimore Tree Trust, the Downtown Baltimore Family Alliance, the Federal Hill Neighborhood Association and the Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore to restore, preserve and enhance Federal Hill Park as a resource for the diverse communities of Baltimore City and its visitors.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Over $700,000 of improvements to the park including:

Installation of a new Flag Staff Plaza, dedicated by Former Governor Martin O’Malley in June 2012;

Restoration of two major historic monuments to War of 1812 heroes General Samuel Smith and Colonel George Armistead, rededicated in September 2013;

Completion of plans, designs and construction for a new historic-themed playground, reflecting the State’s civic, maritime, and mercantile heritage, completed in June 2014;

Installation of historically appropriate, 3-arm, weatherproof benches, as well as designated recycling and trash receptacles;

Restoration and painting of the playground area fence enclosure and light poles;

Installation of dog waste dispensers;

Engagement of the Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore to provide consistent cleaning and landscaping, beginning in May 2015;

Planting of 27 new trees in June 2015;

Restoration of turf over a multi-year period beginning in fall of 2015.